Out of curiosity, I purchased 1 x DaFang, 1 x XiaoFang to play around with
Review for DAFANG IP CAMERA
PROS:
Rectangular Shaped IP Camera with PAN/TILT Feature.
Wide Angle viewing of 110. No WARPED or DISTORTED IMAGES
Can Use USB Flash Drive & MicroSD Card
Smooth response of camera
Easy to use drag to view PLAYBACK
Two way Audio which is clear
Motion Detection
Able to setup direct connection from mobile to phone if you are using it as a surveillance camera for a mobile kiosk environment
Low power usage, can use powerbank for mobile surveillance usage
Cheap and good Looking
NO NEED for Installations by Installers. Looks good on its own on cupboard and tables
Multi-screen viewing. More than 4 cameras in single screen it seems!
CONS:
Chinese Language Instruction when you setup (Non-Chinese Friends might struggle with setup, but get your neighbors to help!)
Initial usage, it downloads some plug-ins to your new devices (mobile)
SETUP TRICK:
I have an SG MI account using email, so I figured out that for the setup, you need to login first using your email with SG as location. This will then allow you to use email to login
After that, in the MiHOME, change location to CHINA, they will log you off, and you can now choose to login via email again in CHINA location.
Start the IP Camera setup process, and you will find your camera easily. Follow the instruction on screen and listen to the camera's instruction too. Its that simple.
My Verdict (DAFANG):
Extremely Cheap & Good PAN/TILT IP Camera, can get it at $32 b4 shipping at QOO10. The cameras looks good that I will place it on cupboard without need to get installers to install on the ceiling, its wide angle is good enough for all type of rooms, so you can forget about distorted fisheyed 180 lens
Color Presentation on camera is also very close to the true color of the objects. Night Vision is very clear and balanced distributed. If you noticed some 180 lens, their Night vision is not balanced, focus is central and the surrounding edges are dark
Now, what makes me happy is multi-camera viewing, I was able to view 2 cameras at the same time with each camera's audio playing seperately, pretty cool feature.
Viewing over mobile is smooth for me. Tried M1, starhub, MR, Circle, they even show you the streaming bit/rates
For XIAOFANG,
Unfortunately, the set I had is faulty, so returning it for a new one before trying more detail. XiaoFang viewing angle is same as DAFANG, less the PAN/TILT. And it cannot use USB Flash drive even if there is a port behind it.
XIAOFANG Price is around $25 b4 shipping. Can buy 4 of these and place around the house. Very cheap for wide angle viewing.